Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-05
An Ex.CommANDEE mONORED.
Colonel Murphy Receives q Hand
some Testimonial. and Ban.
quets Lee Camp.

Qucts Lee Camp.
A regular meeting Of Il. f. Lee
Camp. No. !, Confederate Veterans,
was held at their hall, over Mccarthy
4 Havnes's, G25 east Broad street, last
night. The attendance was large, and
the meeting was one Of unusual in
tercst After the transaction of routine
business Major Thomas Brander, from
special committee appointed for the
purpose, in a few well-chosen
words presented the retiring com
mandcr, Colonel John Murphy. with
handsome testimonial Of his efficient
services i'll the shape OF set of beauti-
ful resolutions expressive Of the high
esteem in which he is held, and c0uched
in very complimentary terms. They
were written 10y Professor Williamson
in superb style, and are in an elegant
carved cherry frame with bronze trim
mlngs.
Colonel Murphy accepted the com
plimont III his usually modest manner
and called upon Major Norman V.
Randolph 10 respond, and right we'll
did this gentleman perform his duty.
Major randcr was in one of his hap
piest moods in making the presentation,
rs were the other gentlemen in roceiy-
ing tins well-mcrited compliment to an
efficient commander of Lee Camp and
a gallant ex-Confederate soldier.
When Representation had been made
Colonel Murphy invited his comrades
to his elegant hotel, at the corner OF
Eighth and Broad streets, where he
had had prepared a lunch for them.
Tie invitation was accepted, and the
Ncts, IN lines of twOs, with Officer
of-the-Day Batkins and Comradc Dean
IN front bearing the testimonial which
had been presented to Colonel Muir
ply, repaired to the hotel and mp the
two flights OF steps and proceeded to
the spacious banquet-hall, where, with
open doors and three long and we'll
furnished tables, they were right roy
ally received.
Gciorc seating his guests Colonel
Murphy visited his dining parlors,
where survivors of Pickett's division
had met for another purpose, and 10
them extended ali invitation to JOIN the
Veterans i'll the banquet-hall. The in
vitation was accepted, and at a few
minutes before 9 o'clock about one
hundred gentlemen-all of them, with
possibly few exceptions, ex-Confede-
nate soldiers, and one eX-Federal Colo
mel Penn, Of New Jersey)-took seats
around the festive board Here was
served, in the highest order of
tine epicuean art, bountlful re-
past. with fine wines and liquors,
which was well patronized. When
the appctites of all had been
satisfied in the room. which was rap
IDLY becoming fragrant with Havana
smoke, two hours were spent IN speech
making Appropriate, interesting, and
~ many cases witty responses were
made To impromptu toasts by Major
Charles Pickett, Hon. William Loven-
stein, Judge William |. Clopton, DIR.
Moore, Captain Thomas Elicit, Gene
raj William Terry, Major n. V. Ran
Golph, Colonel 10. Lane Stern, Mr..
Charles Lochr; Colonel Penn. of New
Jersey Major James L. Phillips, com
mander of the Camp; Colonel Joe
Mckenney, Major J. '. Bidgood, A.
W. Archer, Esq, and Mr. Aylett Il.
NOOdsOn.
In nearly every speech the national
fraternal feeling which has supplanted
that Of opposition between the North
and South during the "recent I'M
i" was referred to with
pleasure and congratulation.
One of the most interesting features
Of the evening was the speech of Colo
mel Penn, of New Jersey, a native of
Ohio. He spoke not as an ex-tederal
soldier with ex-Confederates, but as an
American with his fellow-countrymen.
lie took from the lapel of his vest the
badge of the Zouaye company of which
be Was member, that was moulded
nom the metal of gun carried by a
soldier under General Gordon when Lee
surrendered at Appomattox, and which
bore the profile OF the late commander
d the Zouayes, who was prisoner in
Libby prison, and who escaped from q
box-car when being taken out from the
,ity, and after march OF forty days |
and nights in his barefoot, reached
Tenn, and in feeling terms
presented il TO Lee Camp, and IN SO
Icing promised the Camp his aid "a far
~ he Is able. Besides this badge, he |
wore one OF Lee Camp, which had been
presented him since his arrival in the
;ity.